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4A7 Clayton County Airport - Tara Field
Hampton, Georgia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: 4A7
Lat/Long: 33-23-20.8000N / 084-19-56.5000W
33-23.346667N / 084-19.941667W
33.3891111 / -84.3323611
(estimated)
Elevation: 874 ft. / 266.4 m (surveyed)
Variation: 03W (1995)
From city: 3 miles W of HAMPTON, GA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 30228

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 06/1970
Sectional chart: ATLANTA
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ATLANTA CENTER
FSS: MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: MCN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0730-1730
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 06/24, PAPI RYS 06 & 24 AND REIL RY 06 - CTAF. MIRL OPER DUSK-DAWN ONLY.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee: no, ACFT PARKING FEE RQRD ON MAJOR RACE DAYS.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.725
WX AWOS-3: 124.825 (770-707-1719)
ATLANTA APPROACH: 128.575
ATLANTA DEPARTURE: 128.575
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: 128.575
CLASS B: 128.575(E V97) (S V18)
WX AWOS-3 at 6A2 (10 nm S): 119.750 (770-227-3934)
WX ASOS at FFC (12 nm W): 118.525 (770-487-1610)
WX ASOS at ATL (16 nm N): PHONE 404-762-1121

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
ATLr160/15.3ATLANTA VORTAC116.9000W
PDKr185/29.2PEACHTREE VOR/DME116.6002W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
PECAT057/9.431602WFF ..-. ..-.
GRIFFIN341/13.441204WJHH .--- .... ....
COWETA COUNTY070/20.723403WEQQ . --.- --.-
ALCOVY245/31.137003WVOF ...- --- ..-.
MONROE238/36.839203WJNM .--- -. --

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A1+
FUEL 24 HR SELF-SERVE WITH CREDIT CARD. FUEL CALL OUT AVBL
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 6/24

Dimensions: 4503 x 75 ft. / 1373 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 30.0
Double wheel: 45.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Runway edge markings: RUNWAY MARKING FADED.
RUNWAY 6  RUNWAY 24
Latitude: 33-23.130332N33-23.562095N
Longitude: 084-20.302147W084-19.582122W
Elevation: 851.9 ft.873.6 ft.
Gradient: 0.5% UP0.5% DOWN
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway heading: 057 magnetic, 054 true237 magnetic, 234 true
Markings: nonprecision, in poor conditionnonprecision, in poor condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (3.45 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesno
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 40 ft. trees, 1560 ft. from runway, 34:1 slope to clearnone

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CLAYTON CO.
112 SMITH STREET - ADMIN BLDG
JONESBORO, GA 30236
Phone 770-946-3153
Manager: MAUREEN STUBBS
474 SPEEDWAY BLVD
HAMPTON, GA 30228
Phone 770-946-3153

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 266
Single engine airplanes: 170
Multi engine airplanes: 74
Jet airplanes: 6
Helicopters: 13
Ultralights: 3
    
Aircraft operations: avg 115/day *
48% transient general aviation
48% local general aviation
4% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 17 February 2009

Additional Remarks

ACROBATIC TRNG & DMSTN AREA SW OF ARPT.
DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.
GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU FLT SVCS.
AIRCRAFT OVERNIGHT PARKING FEE.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.

 
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals
AWSON ONE   2 pages: [1] [2] (341KB)
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 06   download (238KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 24   download (221KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (50KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

6A2 - Griffin-Spalding County Airport (10 nm S)
KFFC - Peachtree City Airport-Falcon Field (12 nm W)
KATL - Hartsfield - Jackson Atlanta International Airport (16 nm N)
KCCO - Newnan Coweta County Airport (22 nm W)
KFTY - Fulton County Airport-Brown Field (25 nm N)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of 4A7 (Clayton County Airport - Tara Field)
Photo by Gary Chambers
Photo taken 15-Sep-2006
Tara Field is tight by the Atlanta Motor Speedway

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Sectional chart
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From to 4A7

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 21-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4911:49
Sunrise07:1512:15
Sunset17:3122:31
Evening civil twilight17:5822:58

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  21-Nov-2009 21:54:05
Local (UTC-5)  21-Nov-2009 16:54:05
 
METAR
KFFC 
12nm W 
212053Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT095 17/06 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP186 T01720056 56008 $
KATL 
16nm N 
212052Z 08007KT 10SM SCT150 BKN250 16/06 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP184 T01560061 56010
KCCO 
22nm W 
212120Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT090 120 16/08 A3007 RMK AO1
TAF
KATL 
16nm N 
211739Z 2118/2224 11009KT P6SM FEW150 BKN250 FM212100 08008KT P6SM BKN150 FM220000 07010KT P6SM VCSH OVC060 FM220300 08012KT 4SM -RA BR OVC030 FM220900 08012KT 3SM -RA BR OVC010 FM221400 08014KT 3SM -RA BR OVC005
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Clayton County Airport-Tara Field 770-946-3153
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100LL Jet A
FS $4.80 $3.70 
SS $4.40 $3.10 
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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AirNav users who flew into 4A7 have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
COMFORT INN AND SUITES ATLANTA AIRPORT 17.7 61-170
SUPER 8 STOCKBRIDGE 9.8 54-59
SUPER 8 MOTEL MCDONOUGH 9.0 130-131
HAMPTON INN FAYETTEVILLE, GA 8.6 84-189
HAMPTON INN ATLANTA SOUTHLAKE 12.7 69-104
 

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Clayton County Airport - Tara Field

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7 in Griffin
14 in McDonough
16 in Stockbridge
6 in Locust Grove
11 in Morrow
7 in Peachtree City
6 in Forest Park
4 in Fairburn
8 in Union City
3 in Hapeville
18 in College Park
 

Things to do: Attractions on or near the airport

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Distance Comments
Army Aviation Heritage Foundation 770-897-0444
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